Engineering Manager

Hoist Finance; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 67,500 - 82,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Private Medical Care

Pension

Job summary

Hoist Finance in Manchester Hybrid is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Software Engineering team.

You will manage Front/Backend Developers and Testers, modernise applications in Microsoft Azure, drive AI tooling adoption, and ensure delivery of scalable digital platforms.

The role combines people leadership with technical oversight, coordinating with IT Ops and Data teams to deliver high-quality software through CI/CD.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading Software Engineering teams.
• Hands-on engineering background combined with people leadership.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and .NET technologies.
• Experience implementing DevOps and CI/CD in production.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude).

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of developers and testers.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of software initiatives within the Azure estate.
• Drive modernisation of legacy applications and adoption of AI tooling.
• Collaborate with IT Ops, Change Management, Cyber, and Data Teams.
• Promote best practices in architecture, code quality, and testing.
• Lead sprints and production deployments.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Software engineering management

Azure cloud

C# & .NET

DevOps practices

CI/CD pipelines

AI tooling adoption

Tools

Microsoft Azure

C# & .NET

DevOps tooling

Claude AI

CI/CD

Job description

Location: Hybrid (2 days per week at our Media City, Manchester office)

Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Function: Digital Platforms & Software Engineering

Reporting Line: Head of Digital Platforms & Software Engineering

Salary: Up to £75,000 + Bonus + Private Medical Care + Pension and other cash perks

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced hands-on Engineering Manager to lead our Software Engineering team.

This role will manage a team of Front/Backend Developers and Testers, ensuring the successful delivery of modern, scalable digital platforms and applications, as well as modernising legacy applications.

The Engineering Manager will combine people leadership, technical oversight, and delivery management, helping to build a high-performing engineering team while supporting the continued modernisation of applications and services within our Microsoft Azure estate.

The role will also play a key part in driving the adoption of Artificial Intelligence tooling within the software development lifecycle, including AI-assisted development tools, integration of AI capabilities within development environments, and the optimisation of engineering workflows and CI/CD pipelines etc.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Developers and Testers
• Conduct monthly one-to-one meetings, performance reviews, and support with development/training planning
• Ensure a collaborative and high-performing engineering culture

Day-to-Day

• Lead and facilitate stand-up sessions with Developers and Testers, prioritising workloads, setting priorities etc
• Mentor and support the team
• Own the end-to-end delivery of software initiatives within the function
• Work closely with IT Ops, Change Management, Cyber, Application Management and Data Teams as well as local markets
• Lead sprints and production deployments
• Co-ordinate, prioritise and allocate business tickets and requests to the team

Technical Leadership

• Support the ongoing migration and modernisation of applications within Microsoft Azure
• Provide technical guidance and support across the Engineering Team
• Ensure solutions align with internal and industry standard, architectural standards and technology strategy
• Promote best practices across :
• Application Architecture and Design
• Code Reviews and Quality Assurance
• Test Automation
• DevOps & CI/CD

Skills and Experience

• Proven experience managing Software Engineering teams
• Strong understanding of modern software development practices
• Strong experience with Microsoft technologies C# & .NET
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong cloud-native experience - Microsoft Azure
• Experience implementing DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience adopting AI-assisted development tools or AI-enabled engineering practices, preferably Claude

Leadership Attributes

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong people leadership and coaching ability
• Experience building high-performing engineering teams
• Passion for engineering quality and continuous improvement
• Ability to balance technical understanding with delivery management
• Curiosity and enthusiasm for emerging technologies such as AI in Software Engineering